Self-healing Materials
Fundamentals, Design Strategies, and Applications
1. Edition November 2008
XIV, 292 Pages, Hardcover
204 Pictures (28 Colored Figures)
17 tables
Handbook/Reference Book
Short Description
The book covers self-healing concepts for all important material classes and their applications: polymers, ceramics, non-metallic and metallic coatings, alloys, nanocomposites, concretes and cements, as well as ionomers.
Further versions
The book covers self-healing concepts for all important material classes and their applications: polymers, ceramics, non-metallic and metallic coatings, alloys, nanocomposites, concretes and cements, as well as ionomers.
Beginning with the inspiration from biological self-healing, its mimickry and conceptual transfer into approaches for the self-repair of artificially created materials, this book explains the strategies and mechanisms for the readers' basic understanding, then covers the different material classes and suitable self-healing concepts, giving examples for their application in practical situations.
As the first book in this swiftly growing research field, it is of great interest to readers from many scientific and engineering disciplines, such as physics and chemistry, civil, architectural, mechanical, electronics and aerospace engineering.
Introduction
Definition of Self-Healing
Design Strategies
Applications
SELF-HEALING POLYMERS AND POLYMER COMPOSITES
Introduction and the State of the Art
Preparation and Characterization of the Self-Healing Agent Consisting of Microencapsulated Epoxy and Latent Curing Agent
Mechanical Performance and Fracture Toughness of Self-Healing Epoxy
Evaluation of the Self-Healing Woven Glass Fabric/Epoxy Laminates
SELF-HEALING IONOMERS
Introduction
Ionomer Background
Self-Healing of Ionomers
Other Ionomer Studies
Self-Healing Ionomer Composites
SELF-HEALING ANTICORROSION COATINGS
Introduction
Reflow-Based and Self-Sealing Coatings
Self-Healing Coating-Based Active Corrosion Protection
SELF-HEALING PROCESSES IN CONCRETE
Introduction
State of the Art
Self-Healing Research at Delft
Self-Healing Research at Cardiff
A View to the Future
SELF-HEALING OF SURFACE CRACKS IN STRUCTURAL CERAMICS
Introduction
Fracture Manner of Ceramics
History
Mechanism
Composition and Structure
Valid Conditions
Crack-Healing Effect
New Structural Integrity Method
Advanced Self-Crack Healing Ceramics
SELF-HEALING OF METALLIC MATERIALS: SELF-HEALING OF CREEP CAVITY AND FATIGUE CAVITY/CRACK
Introduction
Self-Healing of Creep Cavity in Heat Resisting Steels
Self-Healing of Fatigue Damage
PRINCIPLES OF SELF-HEALING IN METALS AND ALLOYS: AN INTRODUCTION
Introduction
Liquid-Based Healing Mechanism
Healing in the Solid State: Precipitation-Assisted Self-Healing Metals
MODELING SELF-HEALING OF FIBER-REINFORCED POLYMER - MATRIX COMPOSITES WITH DISTRIBUTED DAMAGE
Introduction
Damage Model
Healing Model
Damage and Plasticity Identification
Healing Identification
Damage and Healing Hardening
Verification
